One of China's longest bridges collapses just nine months after it's built
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The sixth bridge to collapse this year has sparked strong criticism of Chinese officials who are accused of rushing into building the country's infrastructure without proper materials or skilled workers.
One of the longest bridges in northern China collapsed on Friday, just nine months after it opened, triggering a storm of criticism from Chinese Internet users and underscoring questions about the quality of construction in China’s rapid expansion of its infrastructure.
A nearly 330-foot-long section of a ramp of the eight-lane Yangmingtan Bridge in the city of Harbin dropped 100 feet to the ground. Four trucks plummeted with it, resulting in three deaths and five injuries.
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